• Curt Purcell from The Groovy Age of Horror samples author Peter O’Donnell’s initial pair of Modesty Blaise books, and discovers--quite to his astonishment--that “there’s nothing light or zany or confectionary about these first two novels. In fact, they take some aggressively ruthless, gritty turns in places. O’Donnell does a pretty convincing job of showing how Modesty and other characters manage their emotions through any number of harrowing, horrible situations.” Read more here.
• This is for my friend Charlie Smyth: a chronological compilation of every expletive ever uttered on The Sopranos. Not surprisingly, the video is amazingly long.
• In his Main Title Sequence blog, Lee Goldberg has posted the ending credits for the 1973-1978 TV anthology series Police Story. I don’t see the complementary opener anywhere on YouTube, but I do spot the preview for the Police Story pilot film, which starred Vic Morrow. It’s a crime that this Joseph Wambaugh-created NBC series hasn’t made it to DVD yet, when so much crap is already for sale.
• The Noir of the Week site’s latest cinema treasure: Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956).
• And Jake and the Fatman fans take note: The second season of that William Conrad/Joe Penny series--which moved the action from Los Angeles to Hawaii (to take advantage of leftover Magnum, P.I. sets) is scheduled for release on May 5.
Monday, February 09, 2009
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2 comments:
Hey, thanks for the mention!
Whoever put together that Sopranos mash has WAY too much time on his (or her, but probably his) hands.
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